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An X inside a circle for an open cymbal sound.
Also known as: Open hi-hat notehead, Circled X notehead
In percussion writing a cross notehead enclosed in a circle marks a cymbal or hi-hat struck while open, left to ring rather than damped.
Marks a metallic sound produced while the instrument is open and allowed to ring.
Contexts: Music
Carries timbre where a pitched notehead carries pitch, which is the substitution percussion notation makes throughout and the reason a percussion staff needs a legend.
Contexts: Music
Is the open counterpart of the plain cross notehead the catalogue already holds, the enclosing circle standing for the release of damping.
Contexts: Music
A notehead of two short strokes crossing in a diagonal cross, with a circle drawn around it.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.